Nigerians may experience blackout in the coming days as the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, commenced a strike action on Wednesday over non-implementation of the national minimum wage, casualisation of workers and other demands. The industrial action was disclosed in a notice signed by the Acting General Secretary of NUEE, Dominic Igwebike, on Wednesday….
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has terminated the “JICA Africa Hometown” initiative, following widespread protests in Japan over concerns that the programme would trigger increased immigration from Africa. The agency scrapped the initiative after struggling to contain the slew of misinformation online about it. The “hometown” agreement, announced by JICA at an African development…
A Professor of Law at Abia State University (ABSU), Uturu, Hagley Okorie, has urged the Federal Government to amend Nigeria’s criminal code, penal code, and anti-corruption laws to classify large-scale corruption as a crime against humanity, punishable by life imprisonment. Delivering the institution’s 79th Inaugural Lecture entitled: “Legal Intersection between Armed Conflict, Other Situations of…
The Federal Government has set October 6, 2025, as the commencement date for mandatory nationwide verification of academic credentials, as part of efforts to curb certificate racketeering and restore integrity to Nigeria’s education system. The directive is contained in a service-wide circular signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume,…
The Convener of the Ife Book and Arts Festival and Curator of the Booksfeast Collective, Ayodele Ademiluyi, has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu, First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, and several senior government officials over funds raised during Mrs Tinubu’s 65th birthday celebration for the completion of the abandoned National Library headquarters in Abuja. GISTSMATE…
The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has challenged the widely held belief that Ile-Ife is the cradle of the Yoruba race. Speaking in a video shared on his Facebook page on Tuesday, the monarch dismissed claims that Yoruba culture originated from Ife. He argued that people were already living in the ancient town before…
A fatal accident at Ijora Causeway, Lagos, on Tuesday claimed the lives of two people, including a serving police officer, after a fully loaded 40-foot container truck overturned onto a commercial tricycle. The crash, which occurred inward Ijora 7Up beneath the Ijora Bridge, involved a truck with registration number XP 368 AKD and a tricycle…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 28 suspected internet fraudsters in Ilorin, Kwara State. During a sting operation, the suspects were arrested in the Tanke, University Road, Oshin, and Agbabiaka areas of the state capital. Seven exotic cars, including the latest models of Toyota Corolla and a Lexus, two motorcycles and expensive…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has charged Prospective Corps Members (PCMs) of the 2025 Batch ‘B’ Stream II Orientation Course to present only genuine academic and personal documents at registration or risk prosecution. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Orientation Course will commence across all camps on Wednesday, 24th September, 2025, with registration closing by midnight…
Evangelist Isaac Josiah, lead pastor of Reclaimers Ministry in Benin City, has given out bras to female church members who came to church braless, describing it as “indecently dressed.” The Edo pastor was seen in a Facebook video from a September 14 service distributing bras, wrappers, pyjamas, and similar garments. In the clip, Josiah told…